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In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role in the way someone speaks to the various people they interact with on a day-to-day basis. [5] Choice on level of speech, politeness, body language and appropriate content is assessed on a situational basis, [6] and intentional misuse of these social cues can be offensive to the listener in conversation.
List of shoguns; List of Japanese spies, 1930–1945; List of spouses of prime ministers of Japan; List of people on the postage stamps of Japan; Japanese students in the United Kingdom; List of Japanese supercentenarians
A man smoking a kiseru. Illustration of the cover of the novel Komon gawa ("Elegant chats on fabric design") by Santō Kyōden, 1790.. There are two main types of kiseru; rau kiseru, which are made of three parts; the mouthpiece (吸口, suikuchi), stem (羅宇, rau), and shank (雁首, gankubi), and nobe kiseru, which are made with a single piece of metal.
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One week before the Opening Ceremony, the 19-year-old captain of Japan’s women’s gymnastics team has been sent home after she admitted to underage smoking and drinking. According to The Japan ...
Before dying, a woman would often tie her knees together so her body would be found in a "dignified" pose, despite the convulsions of death. [25] Invading armies would often enter homes to find the lady of the house seated alone, facing away from the door. On approaching her, they would find that she had ended her life long before they reached her.
It has been theorized that Japan's harsh work culture in combination with the lack of familial and community support has contributed to the prevalence of jōhatsu in Japan. Furthermore, quitting a company is seen as shameful in Japanese culture. Suicide, working to death , and becoming jōhatsu are thus potential outcomes. It can also spare the ...